One of the hallmarks of both contemporary art and technological culture is the use of an archive, or group, of objects. Artists and technologists use these data sets to create new ways of understanding, often mixing and matching bits of information in new and interesting ways.
Gather a group of 10 images that are related in a way that is not obvious. For example, you may collect a group of stock photos used in product ads. Or you might collect the background images from 10 different websites, or maybe each image was made at the same time as a significant historical event, but not showing said historical event.
Images can be anything except artwork.
Images should be the highest quality possible (the larger the file size the better)
Write down a short statement describing the relationships between the images.
Load your images on a flash drive and have them ready by next class.
For next class:
Have 10 images on jump drive
Short statement about the relationships between the images
Read article above
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Part 2:
You developed some non-visual relationships in selecting your images, for the second part of this project, you will use Photoshop to create a visual relationship in your group of images.
First, choose an orientation for your images. This orientation will be how the final images will be displayed in the final presentation. Here are some examples.
The final grouping should be between 5 and 10 images, so you can discard or add to your initial group as needed.
You will then manipulate the images in some way in Photoshop. This manipulation may take one of many forms. The choice you make will have an effect on the viewers reading of the work.
Your manipulation might be one of the following, or something else you devise.
Rearranging, overlaying, adding or subtracting, creating an effect over the whole group. In the next image, the gradation represents a way that an effect could be applied over a group of images in order to create unity. (Your solution shouldn't be just a gradation, this is just an example)
Use your solution to unify your work visually and reinforce the non-visual connections.
FA 1071
Spring 2012
Project 1
Non-visual to visual Relationships
One of the hallmarks of both contemporary art and technological culture is the use of an archive, or group, of objects. Artists and technologists use these data sets to create new ways of understanding, often mixing and matching bits of information in new and interesting ways.
Gather a group of 10 images that are related in a way that is not obvious. For example, you may collect a group of stock photos used in product ads. Or you might collect the background images from 10 different websites, or maybe each image was made at the same time as a significant historical event, but not showing said historical event.
Images can be anything except artwork.
Images should be the highest quality possible (the larger the file size the better)
Write down a short statement describing the relationships between the images.
Load your images on a flash drive and have them ready by next class.
For next class:
Have 10 images on jump drive
Short statement about the relationships between the images
Read article above
Join Wiki
Make profile page on wiki
Part 2:
You developed some non-visual relationships in selecting your images, for the second part of this project, you will use Photoshop to create a visual relationship in your group of images.
First, choose an orientation for your images. This orientation will be how the final images will be displayed in the final presentation. Here are some examples.
The final grouping should be between 5 and 10 images, so you can discard or add to your initial group as needed.
You will then manipulate the images in some way in Photoshop. This manipulation may take one of many forms. The choice you make will have an effect on the viewers reading of the work.
Your manipulation might be one of the following, or something else you devise.
Rearranging, overlaying, adding or subtracting, creating an effect over the whole group. In the next image, the gradation represents a way that an effect could be applied over a group of images in order to create unity. (Your solution shouldn't be just a gradation, this is just an example)
Use your solution to unify your work visually and reinforce the non-visual connections.
Creating a larger canvas to arrange you images: